Evaluation of Antimicrobial Resistance Among Gram-Negative Isolates Collected from Intensive Care Units and Reliability of Routine Disc Susceptibility Tests at a Teaching Hospital in Tehran

Abstract

Antibiotic resistance of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) born aerobic gram-negative bacteria was evaluated during a six months period at a teaching hospital in Tehran, and determination of the validity of the results obtained from disc diffusion tests, using discs manufactured in Iran.